My mom is on the mop up FOLFOX regimen for her rectal cancer and she just completed her 3rd cycle out of 8 (woohoo!) and she has begun to get a raspy voice. Is this a normal side effect? She has lung nodules that they deemed non suspicious and they're just keeping an eye on them but its freaking me out that this could be signs of lung mets. Her voice is raspy and she clears her throat more often than normal. Is this a normal side effect of FOLFOX?

I found that my voice got a bit hoarse and raspy for a few days after my folfox treatments but would return to normal about a week after treatment. I think it is a normal thing and wouldn’t be related to any lung Mets.

My voice got really raspy right after Oxi, and I continue to get a dry throat after talking too much. I’m on my last day of Xeloda and it’s still an issue. I’ve been using a lot of cough drops. This is definitely a side effect - don’t worry about lung mets.